Dangerous Thirst

Chapter 1

Blood is what I thirst for most in this world. With it I am the most powerful creature on the planet, yet I still remain unkillable when I don't have it. Almost every supernatural creature seeks to destroy me, simply because they fear me and the power I have. It's been this way since before I was born, yet I've been around for 17 years. I am an indestructible, immortal tribrid. 

Once again I found myself in a shitty small town bar, hoping for the slightest bit of excitement. The alcohol is usually the only thing I'm interested in, besides taking someone out back and satisfying my thirst. This time was going to be like every time, drink a little, compel someone out back and slip my fangs into their neck. After my first glass of something strong, I looked around the bar. My eyes landed on a beautiful brunette sitting in a booth by the window. She appeared to be studying or something like that. I decided to grab my now full glass and approach her.

"I don't understand why you'd pick a place like this to study, this isn't exactly a library." I slid in the booth, but across from her. "I'd much rather be here than around my family." I nodded, and gave her a little laugh. "Yeah, I understand that. So what's your name?" She looked up from her notebook, and smiled. "Josie Saltzman." She said, and put her hand out for me to shake. Which I did and replied. "Hope Marshall. So Josie Saltzman, what are you so intently studying?" She chuckles, looks down at her book, then back to me. "The history of this town, Mystic Falls."

I had never seen a brown eyed, brunette woman look at me the way this woman did, and damn it was hot. "Maybe you can shown me around town, and you can tell me more about yourself?" I looked down at her phone buzzing on the table. Someone named 'Lizzie' texted her, I wonder who that could be. "I'm really sorry but I have to go." She frowned, and started gathering her stuff. Our eyes met and I quickly tried to compel her. "You should give me your number." She was taken back for a second and I was a little confused that my compulsion hadn't worked. She probably has vervain in her system. "Uh yeah I guess so." She wrote it on a napkin, and left in a hurry. This was definitely not like every other time.

I put her number in my phone, then realized Saltzman...where did I recognize that name from. I walked out of the bar, got into my Mercedes and called my aunt. "Hello? Darling, I thought you weren't talking to us?" I sighed and spoke back. "Yeah me too, but I need something. Some information on a name you might know, Saltzman?" She went silent for almost a minute, before speaking up. "As in Alaric Saltzman, vampire hunter in Mystic Falls?" Makes sense now why the compulsion didn't work, vervain for sure. "Yes but no, Josie Saltzman?" I was hoping she at least had heard of her but I doubted she had. "Caroline Forbes's daughter? Your father mentioned her daughters Josette and Elizabeth once." I hung up the phone.

I never thought I'd end up like this here, sitting in my car thinking about some brunette. I'm not supposed to be feeling anything and here I am thinking endlessly about a girl I don't even know. I wanna continue seeing her, she has me intrigued. I might be sticking around this town a little longer than I thought.